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exempt employee: not allowed to make doctor appointments. Is it legal?
I work on salary and commission. Have insurance I pay for. Dr. ordered 4 test. E.D. said you cannot go at the end of the year it is crunch time. It is also when my deductable has been met. Have seriou...
1 answer | asked Jan 3, 2012 2:01 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
After 33 years of employment and shareholdership, I am being asked to sign an employment agreement
I am employed by an old company (1933) that has been through several different types of ownership including a management buyout 25 years ago, and the creation of an ESOP 6 years ago. We have a new pre...
2 answers | asked Jan 2, 2012 10:09 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Is time off on approved worker's comp claim counted as FMLA time as well?
I am being told by my employer that even tho I am off work on an approved worker's comp injury that they are also counting this time off against the FMLA time off provisions. Is this proper?
1 answer | asked Dec 29, 2011 4:00 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Can an employer give away employee services, without compensating them?
If I am an personal trainer at a large gym and I get paid per client (at a rate individually decided by ourselves), can my employer give away training sessions without compensating me? My gym continua...
1 answer | asked Dec 28, 2011 07:43 AM [EST] | applies to Florida
When an employee quits his job with free housing, how long does he get to say in the house for?
1 answer | asked Dec 26, 2011 7:43 PM [EST] | applies to California
what is the maximum amount of hours an employee is to work?
Is there a limit on how many hours an employee can work? Was scheduled a 12 hour shift - but picked up 4 additional hours voluntarily to help cover shifts - is this permitted?
1 answer | asked Dec 22, 2011 07:31 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
What is necessary for an employer to void a NCA?
I am subject to a 1 year NCA in a geographic location identified as "any location within the United States" (too broad?) on an at-will basis. I was hired to secure business with a specific prospect wh...
1 answer | asked Dec 21, 2011 11:59 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
How long does an employer have to keep a past employees pay stubs?
We have a former employee requesting payroll information from 11 years ago - our payroll person cannot locate anything on her computer from that long ago - what is the amount of time that an employer ...
1 answer | asked Dec 21, 2011 05:43 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Can I help clients I used to assist when working for my former employer?
This is sort of a follow-up concerning my last question: I signed a non-compete agreement with a former employer. No where in the agreement does it say I cannot start my own company. First paragraph s...
2 answers | asked Dec 20, 2011 12:41 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
If a former client contacts me for business requests, am I allowed to assist?
I am from a small town in PA. I used to work at a computer repair shop in town and signed a non-compete clause with that shop that stated I would not attempt to steal their clients/customers or use my...
2 answers | asked Dec 20, 2011 09:55 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania